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Harris County

Harris County is the third-most-populous county in the U.S. Houston is the county seat.

  • Many of the same residents exposed for decades to a harmful chemical have been given a whole new burden: proving it.

    Residents of Houston's Fifth Ward fight for 'restitution' from the contamination in their community

    By Scalawag
    08.3.2021

  • For years, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality failed to penalize 97 percent of the illegal releases of air pollution in the state.

    When will "tough-on-crime" Texas enforce clean air laws?

    By Amal Ahmed
    03.17.2022

  • Christian Menefee was elected as Harris County Attorney in 2020.

    'A sword and a shield': A conversation about accountability with Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee

    By Allyn West
    09.13.2021

  • Valero's donated playground equipment at Hartman Park near their refinery in Manchester. Photo: Matthew Tresaugue.

    'Nobody was paying attention': A conversation with Public Health Watch's Jim Morris

    By Lexi Ambrogi
    09.8.2022

  • Menefee says, 'We're going to raise hell, we're going to have fights. Sometimes we're going to win, sometimes we're going to lose.'

    ‘Make trouble’: A conversation about servant leadership with Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee

    By Allyn West
    09.13.2021

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